No? Can I read the mind of my mortal enemy?

Shi Qiaozhen really wanted to turn off the auto-aiming function of her eyes.

But the body was out of control and was triggered passively.

Even though they were several meters apart, the man's hot breath seemed to be directly hitting the back of her neck.

Big.

No.

Shi Qiao's gaze shifted to the right, landing on the clean white wall. "Sorry to bother you."

"You, you continue." She quickly closed the door and fled the scene of the disaster.

She returned to her room and blindly flipped to a page, using it to cover her already flushed cheeks.

"Abandon, abandon, give up, give up..."

"No, no, hydrogen, helium, lithium, beryllium, boron, carbon, nitrogen..."

*Thud!* She tossed the book aside.

How can anyone learn anything like this?!

She leaned back in the recliner, sunlight filtering through the sheer fabric and bathing her in it, making her body temperature rise even higher.

The image of Pei Jingnian's head buried in the pillow kept replaying in her mind, his finger bones clearly visible, and his nail beds faintly pink.

And... the originally pale skin was now completely stained with blood.

Pei Jingnian is truly handsome in every way.

Shi Qiao bent her knees, her slender white ankles rubbing back and forth, while her hands kept rubbing her cheeks.

Knock, knock, knock—there was a knock on the door.

Startled, Shi Qiao picked up the chemistry book she had used to vent her anger from the ground and dramatically took out a yellow highlighter and scribbled all over it.

Who is it?

"Me." The cool voice sounded muffled through the door.

Shi Qiao feigned composure; in times like these, one must remain calm and composed. She coughed lightly and said, "Oh, come in."

The door opened, and Pei Jingnian appeared to have changed his clothes. He was still steaming from his recent shower, and water droplets slid down his clumps of hair.

"Is...is there something wrong?" Shi Qiao didn't dare to turn around, and just kept scribbling with the highlighter in her hand.

The only response she received was the sound of a man's footsteps entering the house and the door closing, which sent a shiver down Shi Qiao's spine.

What... what are they trying to do?

Is it so embarrassing for her to do handicrafts that she's afraid she'll tell others, and she's even considering murdering them to silence them?!

Surely not?

No, given Pei Jingnian's pride, he's perfectly capable of doing something like that.

Just as she was about to turn around, she felt a slight warmth on both sides of her shoulders, and her ten well-defined fingers were bracing themselves on either side of the table.

Pei Jingnian leaned forward slightly, a natural human-shaped cage.

Beneath her tousled black hair, her ears were slightly warm; she hesitated, as if she wanted to say something, "Just now..."

Honey, were you scared?

I deserve to die for hurting my wife's innocent heart.

If that's the case, why not just chop it up...?

"No way!!" Shi Qiao shouted with a sharp, explosive sound, and stood up abruptly, her head hitting Pei Jingnian's chin.

"Hiss." Pei Jingnian was so hit that he bit his tongue, and the hand he was using to brace himself on the table lost some of its strength, causing him to take two steps back.

Shi Qiao realized that she had directly responded to Pei Jingnian's feelings, turned around and gave a faint smile, her fingers tightly gripping the hem of her clothes.

"What I mean is, you might think that kind of thing would scare me."

"But, actually, the teacher already explained this in junior high school biology class."

"So it's nothing, it's not that serious, really."

Of course, the main reason is that Pei Jingnian's true feelings had been prepared for so many times that Shi Qiao felt it was to be expected that he would do some handicrafts.

Not out of character at all.

She felt inexplicably ashamed whenever she thought that she was the main character in Pei Jingnian's mind.

Pei Jingnian frowned slightly, his gaze falling on her lips, which she had bitten until they were slightly red and glistening with moisture. "Are you sure?"

Honey, you only bite your lip in two situations.

[When I kissed other parts of your body and you endured it without making a sound, and also...]

When lying.

Shi Qiao immediately withdrew her lip-biting gesture. "Of course, if you came here because of what just happened, you can leave now. I need to study."

She pointed to her chemistry book. "I have a quiz at the end of my vacation."

Pei Jingnian's gaze passed over her shoulder and landed on the textbook, which had been draped in a terrible mess.

"Are you studying alone?" He picked up a page with his fingertips, gradually approaching.

To maintain some distance, Shi Qiao leaned back slightly, already pressed onto the table. "Ugh... no way."

"I'll teach you," he said, his gaze returning to Shi Qiao, lingering there, "ahem, consider it... an apology for what just happened."

He took all her chemistry textbooks from her hand and said, "At the rate you're going to highlight even the title '3.1 Isomerism' when you're learning, you probably won't finish until next year."

Send me the exam scope.

[This is definitely too hot for my wife's beautiful eyes, sob sob...]

My wife is incredibly forgiving and magnanimous; she's the best wife in the world.

Shi Qiao blinked twice quickly.

Ahem, to be honest.

Is it an eyesore? Not really. To be fair, when Pei Jingnian turned his body slightly to the side, the muscle lines of his lower abdomen were still faintly visible.

This would be a must-eat list for women, the kind that requires payment.

Shi Qiao hesitated for a long time before replying, "Alright, since you're so sincere, I'll reluctantly accept."

She sent Pei Jingnian the exam scope, and while he was highlighting the key points, she quickly went downstairs and grabbed some sandwiches, fruit, and yogurt.

Lin Ya-hui and Bai Shu-wen had just put on their sun hats when they saw Shi Qiao busy at work, and they slightly adjusted their sunglasses.

"Xiaoqiao, we're leaving in half an hour, why haven't you changed your clothes yet?"

"Yeah, Qiaoqiao, don't you love diving the most?" Bai Shuwen chimed in.

Shi Qiao paused, holding the plate, and grinned sheepishly.

"I thought Sister Yurou had already told you all..."

She repeated what she had said to Su Yurou, sighing repeatedly.

"But don't worry, my brother said he'll teach me, and I'll probably be there this afternoon."

Lin Ya Hui narrowed her eyes and exchanged a glance with Bai Shu Wen. "Oh, I see."

"Then you definitely can't slack off on your studies!" The two of them grabbed their husbands by the back of the neck at the same time. "Qiao, you should study hard this morning, and we'll arrange for a boat to come over this afternoon."

Shi Qiao nodded blankly, not realizing that the living room had been emptied of people.

It seems the water conditions must be exceptionally good today, that's why Aunt Lin and her mother are so eager to get there.

She hurried back to her room, placed the fruit on the table, and sat down respectfully on the stool.

"I brought this for you. You haven't had breakfast yet, have you?"

Pei Jingnian said "thank you," his dark eyes falling on the paper, the pen tip rubbing against the rough paper, making a pleasant rustling sound.

He quickly created mind maps for each section and highlighted frequently tested and difficult points with eye-catching colors.

Every stroke felt familiar to Shi Qiao.

The handwriting was similar to the pile of "top student notes" that Lu Zhou brought her back in high school—

The same.